The mercurial Kenyan is going for an unprecedented Olympic 1,500m and 5,000m double, having won both races at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. For me to go to Paris and defend my 1,500m title would be history. Hopefully, as a team, we will do well in Paris," Kipyegon told local media after her final training session in Kaptagat on July 27. In June, Kipyegon had powered to 1,500m and 5,000m wins at the Kenyan Olympic Trials in Nairobi in blistering fashion. I am ready to go and represent Kenya in the 1,500m and 5,000m," the four-time world 1,500m champion told Xinhua after the Kenya Trials.
